Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] when [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But their celebrations were short-lived when stand-in keeper Ian Ironside made a dreadful mistake handing Luis Perez an open goal for the equaliser . |
2 | Neath , rocked by centre Colin Laity 's decision to leave in midweek , were relieved when giant No 8 Paul Jones got the all-clear after being kicked in the head . |
3 | They were dismayed when news came that he was as close as Manz , less than a hundred miles from Addis Ababa , harrying the district with a vast army . |
4 | Many of the victims were in poor health and , in some cases , had been incarcerated by the police on the assumption that they were drunk when in fact they were suffering from diseases which were life-threatening when treatment was withheld . |
5 | Evenings were beautiful when work was finished and the sun had gone . |
6 | Mr Wilson-Brown , who opened the first computerised perchery barn with piped radio three months ago , said yesterday : ‘ We were concerned when production fell and realised that this was because the hens did not like the endless election news , comment and argument . |
7 | Dundee were furious when Palace publicly stated that he was on their shopping list . |
8 | Thirty four per cent ( 144 ) of all sufferers were concerned and 29% ( 121 ) were worried when incontinence first started ( more men than women ) ; 30% ( 125 ) felt embarrassed , 10% ( 43 ) smelly , and 8% ( 33 ) ashamed — in these cases more women than men . |
9 | Results were comparable when target cells were infected with a recombinant vaccinia virus making the influenza M1 matrix protein ( M1-vac ) and the M1-specific CTL line 4–30 was used ( Table 2b ) . |
10 | The text of Lumen Gentium had been more or less left alone , but it was now prefixed by an ‘ Explanatory Note ’ ( Nota praevia ) which , it was clear when Archbishop Felici communicated it formally to the Council two days later , had come from Pope Paul himself . |
11 | It was almost a treasonable thought , and Denis was relieved when Boxer , observing that the tractor was a ‘ queer-looking contraption ’ , drew him back to the present . |
12 | The set-up was fine when life expectancy was barely thirty years , but with modern advances in medtech ensuring that all solvent citizens can enjoy a full and active life well into their 100s , one set of milk teeth and one set of adult teeth just is n't enough . |
13 | That was fine when manpower was cheap and farming was labour intensive , when families worked in the fields man and boy . |
14 | This was fine when market interest rates remained low . |
15 | All in all , she was glad when morning came . |
16 | He was unconscious when farmer Stuart Jeanes found him . |
17 | Alured was named to the high court of justice to try the king , attended the first meeting on 8 January , attended the first sitting on 20 January , was present when sentence was pronounced , and signed the king 's death warrant . |
18 | Potter was named to the high court of justice to try the king , commenced sitting 10 January 1649 , was present when sentence was pronounced , and signed the king 's death-warrant . |
19 | He was present when sentence was pronounced against the king , and signed the death-warrant . |
20 | The rule is that any decision may be cited to a court provided that it is reported by a member of the Bar who was present when judgment was delivered . |
21 | Curiously , a similar picture was evident when oligonucleotide III was used . |
22 | But no latent inhibition was evident when conditioning was assessed in context B. |
23 | He was angry when wife number one Neile Adams had a baby girl : ‘ He went into total shock . |
24 | She was pleased when Marguerite invited her to help with the evening meal . |
25 | Although Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) were able to demonstrate an apparent loss of latent inhibition over a long retention interval using chocolate milk as the CS , no effect was apparent when saccharin was used . |
26 | Steve Stepherd , assistant manager of Bar Rio in the Mardi Gras complex , said he was stunned when club doorstaff told him what had happened . |
27 | One after another , men failed in their attempts to drive the nails , usually succeeding in bending them , so I was proud when Dad , using the skill gained over so many years at the anvil , gave his nail an almighty thump sending it through to the other side of the board . |
28 | The woman was shocked when QC William Crawford put his hands on her waist and pecked her on both cheeks . |
29 | The nuclear industry asked why all this was necessary when monitoring was already carried out by the CEGB itself , as well as by government departments . |